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Most Read Christianity Today Articles of 2008

What caught your mouse’s attention this past year.

Christianity Today January 2, 2009

I will stop clinging to 2008 after this post, but I thought you’d be interested one more top 10 most read.

Earlier, I posted the top read CT politics blog posts and the top read Liveblog posts. Here’s what readers clicked on the most at christianitytoday.com/ct.

1. Q&A: Barack Obama

“I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”

Interview by Sarah Pulliam and Ted Olsen

2. CT Classic: Cancer’s Unexpected Blessings

When you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change.

By Tony Snow

3. Help for the Sexually Desperate

More and more, Christian men are admitting they’ve been caught in a vicious cycle.

By John W. Kennedy

4. Willow Creek’s ‘Huge Shift’

Influential megachurch moves away from seeker-sensitive services.

By Matt Branaugh

5. Leaving Lakeland

The Florida Outpouring revival concerned Pentecostal leaders.

By Cary McMullen, The Ledger of Lakeland

6. All You Need to Know About the Assemblies of God

A primer for Palin watchers and others.

By Rich Tatum

7. Barring Yahweh

The Vatican gives orders to excise the name from worship. Do Protestants agree?

By Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

8. Preach and Reach

Despite his liberal record, Barack Obama is making a lot of evangelicals think twice.

By John W. Kennedy

9. Eric Clapton, In the Presence of the Lord

The bluesman has been haunted by God through his early years, his born-again period, and his recovery.

By John Powell

10. Comparing the Platforms

Where the parties stand on abortion, faith-based programs, religious liberty, and other issues.

By CT Staff

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